Tuesday, September 02, 2008

• Labor Day

    Well this is what we did on Labor Day, well most of us, Aidan is a bit to little still so dh stayed home with him and grandma.

  

  We were with a bunch of  other families from church. This river is in our town and a very nice river.

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  All ready to get going

  

  

  Ok between this take off and stopping on an island for lunch I took a dip, one of the others on my canoe reached over the side and we flipped. It was a good thing I had bagged the lunchs in ziplock bags, and Pat and Sarah who were in another canoe came over to save us. Pat jumped right into the water and swam over and Sarah came to, they checked to make sure we were ok and I was yep just wet. Then they flipped the water out and fixed the canoe and helped us back into the canoe.

  

  

  

  We stopped on this little island for lunch, I think the kids had more fun trying to catch crayfish, and had to be reminded to eat lunch.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Back on dry land at last, I will say that while us ladies helped get the canoes into the water, getting them out and on the rack thingy that was all for the men to do.

   

  

  P from church, Nolan, Kathryn,and grandpa

  And then it was home to take a nap. 

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• Looking at our World in a new way

   We have a exchange student for the year, and all is going well. But we have been looking at our world in a new way. The kids have taught her how to play Man-Hunt outside in the dark, and she was so excited when Pat took her outside to see the stars and the milkyway ( where she lives there is to much smog to see the stars). She enjoyed our church service and loves to eat pizza.

  

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• MY New Door

   Yes like I said late last week, this weekend was hopping. On Sunday afternoon we installed a new back door that I hope will help us stay alot warmer.

  

  The old door, this door leaked so much you could see the warm air flowing out in the winter. And there would be a layer of ice on the inside of the door not good.

  

  The old door is out.

  

  Yes I worked to and made dinner at the same time. Here we are trying to get the new frame in.

  

  Aidan watching to make sure Grandpa gets the new door still in right.

  

  The New Door, Dh is helping dad with the shims and making sure everything opens and closes right.

  

  Dad and Aidan enjoy a job well done.

  

  And the dinner mom made.

  

  The new door, Ok it's almost done I forgot some things like a door knob,and instillation for around the door so Pat and I will be working on finishing it this week.

   

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• The Lawn Mower

   Well I have been without my riding lawn mower for almost 2 years due to a teenage boy that lives here. I have found out that he was doing burn outs in the mower, and alot of other things that a mower is not meant to do. Well my brother came down to visit this summer and took the axle home with him, and my dad and brother took apart the trasmission and rebuit it. This weekend my dad and dear son put it back together agian, after alot of hard work Pat has said that he will never miss use the mower as the fun was not worth the work.

  

  Aidan relaxing while the guys work.

  

  My dad and Patrick working hard

  

  And in todays age when you cannot find the manuel look it up on-line.

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• Miss Kathryn

   Kathryn has quite the collection of animals right now, I do need to get her to let them go soon so they can find a place to sleep for the winter. Her is Kathryn with some of her pets.

  

  These are her frogs

  

  She is giving her toad hopping lessons

  

  

  

   the toads home, I do think that there is one more in there now.

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